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A helium balloon with a volume of 2.4 L contains 0.10 moles of gas at 25 degrees C and 1 atm of pressure. The balloon leaks 0.02 moles of gas until someone manages to seal the hole. What is the new volume of the balloon?

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The ideal gas law is PV=nRT.

We know:

P = 1 atm
V = 2.4 L
n = 0.10 mol
T = 25 C = 298 K

If you use the gas constant, R = 0.08208 ...

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